373 Quotes by Ben Bernanke

I think one of the lessons of the Depression – and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated – was that when orthodoxy fails, then you need to try new things. And he was very willing to try unorthodox approaches when the orthodox approach had shown that it was not adequate.

Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy is depressed because of lack of demand.

It’s the price of success: people start to think you’re omnipotent.

Both humanity’s capacity to innovate and the incentives to innovate are greater today than at any other time in history.

I come from Main Street, from a small town that’s really depressed.

It is not the responsibility of the Federal Bank – nor would it be appropriate – to protect lenders and investors from the consequences of their decisions.

If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won’t bring you much satisfaction.

Aggregate statistics can sometimes mask important information.

There are limits to monetary policy.